FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS PERTAINING TO TRAUMA 2 Family Relationships Pertaining to Trauma The officer has a wife and two children ages three and four years old. Therefore his reaction to the four children and the caretaker Found dead was empathy. The relationships he has with his wife and children responded his initial reaction to the children and the caretaker was crying and determination in staying up at 36 straight hours to find the other missing child with no success. If the officer, partner, and supervisor had a plan on how to properly handle stress Before, during, and after a crisis this problem could have been Minimized. First responders and managers have to plan for dealing with stress during a crisis. The officers initial reaction in finding a deceased caretaker and children was normal considering he has a wife and kids at home. If a proper plan for managing stress was in place starts or would have been relieved of his duties when showing signs of stress during the tornado call. His fight or flight reaction caused the officer to work for a long period of time. When dealing with stress the cardiovascular, immune Systems are in a heightened state therefore causing damage. Going to call, the officers could had been rotated from high stress to lower stress functions. The department should have provided resources and training on stress management pertaining to Traumatic events. After the tornado call the officer and his partner should have been relieved of their duties due to discovery of mass casualties pertaining to the children. After the call they should've